This past weekend we ventured to the BIG city of Chicago. After Matthew was done with his work, we had a great time visiting so many of the wonderful friends who made and will always make Chicago feel like home.
Thursday we ventured outside of Chicago and got together with an old roommate of Kelli's from college, Elizabeth. We got to meet her and Dave's new (2 month old) son, Henry David.
In case you were wondering what Ian was thinking about in the previous picture.
Friday we hung out with our good friends, Eric and Becky, and their children, Simon and Norah.
That night we joined Eric and Becky as we got together with members of our old Bible study group at their annual Christmas party. We had pictures, but Kelli thought it best not to include them. Matthew recalls Kelli calling him a drunken lush. Kelli recalls Matthew talking church politics with some new guy to the group all night. Well anyway, it was a fun time had by all.
Saturday we traveled outside of Chicago again to see another of Kelli's old college roommates, Miriam. Like Elizabeth and Dave, she and Tim have a newborn (their second), Henry David (no - they didn't plan their names that way).
Saturday night, we were blessed to join the church and school staff from where Kelli taught in Elmhurst for their Christmas party.
Ian amused the group by doing typical cute baby things like sticking a wrapped gift in his mouth and pushing it around the room.
Likewise, he was entertained by the white elephant gifts that were passed out. This one had fun lights and snow that flew up instead of down. He found it captivating.
Sunday we got to attend church in Elmhurst, and then we made our way downtown. Kristin is a friend of Kelli's from high school. When we get together with her and her husband Travis, it's always a blast.
They took us to the hot place to eat breakfast in Chicago. The restaurant was packed. But no problem, Travis passed them a $5, and we were in. Since we left Ian's bib in the car, we had to improvise so he wouldn't get messier than he usually does. He looked like he was going to hit the wild frontier and round up some cattle.
After we said our goodbyes and picked up a Giordanos deep dish pizza for home, we left the very windy city. The wind didn't seem to bother Ian however, he was fast asleep before we even got out of Chicago. No doubt having dreams of his exciting adventures and the wonderful people he got to enjoy.
Dinner #3
